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  • I bet Texas would at least turn swing state if everyone would go vote instead of giving up from the get go. Texas has a voter turnout of about 50% at presidential elections.

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  • www.newsweek.com Turkey's Erdogan says Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine

    "Our support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence is unwavering," the Turkish president said.

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    The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive
  • What are you on about? I use my PC on my TV all the times and I don't have a single issue you describe. I just have it connected with Hdmi. The TV even turns on and off automatic if function activate.

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    The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive
  • I think that's mainly a relic from the past. I didn't have compability or driver issues for a long time.

    Once the PC is set up, it's as comfortable as a console. Setting the PC up to console standards is reduced to installing steam.

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  • What does Stalin have to do with freedom of speech, because tankies support authocrats and dictators worldwide, but especially are fans of Stalin.

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  • Link to study the article is based on:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324001080?via%3Dihub#abs0015

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    www.ctvnews.ca Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

    A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of the decision seen by The Associated Press.

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    www.tagesschau.de Russische Drohnen über Deutschland?

    Über Industrieanlagen wurden Drohnen gesichtet - die Behörden gehen von Militärdrohnen aus. Am NATO-Stützpunkt in Geilenkirchen wurde die zweithöchste Sicherheitsstufe ausgerufen. Steckt Russland dahinter? Von F. Flade.

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    Services around the world seem to be affected. Reports of chaos at airports and hospitals emerge.

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    www.patrick-breyer.de Chat control vote postponed: Huge success in defense of digital privacy of correspondence!

    Today EU governments will not adopt their position on the EU regulation on “combating child sexual abuse”, the so-called chat control regulation, as planned, which would have heralded the end of private messages and secure encryption. The Belgian Council presidency postponed the vote at short notice

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    www.patrick-breyer.de Chat control vote postponed: Huge success in defense of digital privacy of correspondence!

    Today EU governments will not adopt their position on the EU regulation on “combating child sexual abuse”, the so-called chat control regulation, as planned, which would have heralded the end of private messages and secure encryption. The Belgian Council presidency postponed the vote at short notice

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    www.abc.net.au Leading scientists urge caution over new pandemic fears amid pneumonia clusters in China

    Chinese health authorities have provided data requested by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children.

    The data showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases including bacterial infection, RSV, influenza and common cold viruses since October.

    Leading scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced the spike signalled the start of a new global outbreak.

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    The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on December 30, 2019: "Undiagnosed pneumonia — China (Hubei)."

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    www.dw.com US-Canada bridge blast: 'No indication of terrorism' – DW – 11/23/2023

    The FBI says the border crossing between the two countries has been closed after a vehicle exploded on the bridge near Niagara Falls. New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed the death of two people due to the blast.

    US-Canada bridge blast: 'No indication of terrorism' The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday it was looking into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada, located near Niagara Falls.

    The explosion took place near a security booth at the bridge’s US entrance.

    Officials said two people were killed in the incident, according to US media reports [...]

    "There is no evidence at this time that this was terrorist activity," Hochul told a briefing. "(It was) a horrific incident, a crash, an explosion... but at this time no known terrorist connection." 

    The two victims' identities were not yet public.  

    Hochul said their vehicle may have been from western New York state. 

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    www.irs.gov Binance and CEO plead guilty to federal charges in $4 billion resolution | Internal Revenue Service

    November 21, 2023 — Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay over $4 billion to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA...

    Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay over $4 billion to resolve the Justice Department's investigation into violations related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), failure to register as a money transmitting business, and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

    Binance's founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Changpeng Zhao, a Canadian national, also pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program, in violation of the BSA and has resigned as CEO of Binance.

    Binance's guilty plea is part of coordinated resolutions...

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    www.bbc.com Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina presidential run-off election

    Ex-US President Donald Trump congratulates Javier Milei, saying he will "Make Argentina Great Again".

    Mr Milei's rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede.

    Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would "Make Argentina Great Again!".

    The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising inflation and an economy in crisis on peoples' minds.

    Mr Milei's proposals, which included detonating the central bank, won support with voters desperate for change...

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